Your Facilitator: Ardy Roberto
Ardy is an award-winning author whose book, Ang Pera na Hindi Bitin, held the #1 spot on National Book Store’s nationwide best-sellers list for 5 months in 2011 selling close to 100,000 copies.
Ardy has over 21 years of experience in the publishing industry (magazines and books) and has been been a “book Ninong” to many including his own father, marketing guru, Dr Ned Roberto (7 books*), corporate leader, Willie Arcilla (Marketing with a Conscience), Janette Torral (“Blogging from Home”) and is currently coaching Our Awesome Planet Founder, Anton Diaz, and creativity trainer and speaker, Eric Villarama (“How to Marry an MTV VJ)” to write their books.
- Ardy is a graduate of the Stanford Professional Publishing Course (SPPC) held in Stanford University, CA, USA. He has also attended Mark Victor Hansen’s Mega Book Marketing Course at the Book Expo America in New York City.
- Ardy is also a co-columnist of the popular business column, MarketingRx, published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- He has authored / co-authored eight books, including:
- The Heart of Healing – Gintong Aklat Award Finalist for 2010 for “Best Inspirational Book” at the 2010 Manila International Book Fair
- S4 – Success Secrets of the Sales Superstars. Winner of the Direct Selling Association of the Philippine’s (DSAP) Chairman’s Award
- The Best of MarketingRx volumes 1-2 published by Anvil and PDI Books
- Ang Buhay na Hindi Bitin – OMF Literature’s perennial best-seller. Over 400,000 copies printed and sold.
- Ang Pera na Hindi Bitin – a #1 Best-Selling book of National Book Store and OMF Lit.
Ardy also co-published the books of popular speakers/authors including John Maxwell (Gift of Leadership), Ken Blanchard (Servant Leader), Al Ries’ and Jack Trout (Positioning), Peter Tsukahira (My Father’s Business) and more.
You will also benefit from Ardy’s extensive network, knowledge and experience in writing, publishing and marketing books. His newest publishing project includes, Salt eBooks, a joint venture that will publish and market books through Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, PLDT Telpad and many more ebook stores. So far, authors like, Bo Sanchez, Larry Gamboa, Jose Gamboa, Hiram Pangilinan, and
GoNegosyo have joined the Salt eBooks partner-authors.

